Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 174 Roujiamo

Hui Niang then said with a smile, "That's right. If I were an elder like the noodle shop owner, why would I have been running the stall all the time recently? I should have learned from those who are fortunate enough to stay at home and enjoy a peaceful life."

Sun Jingyi certainly understood that this was a reference to her enjoying a life of leisure.

A hint of unease flashed across her face, but she was determined not to let the matter be dismissed so easily.

Besides, although the noodle shop is not big, it is very popular. Why would the owner come looking for a woman like her?
She felt increasingly uneasy, and with a forced smile, she said, "Oh, I see. Last time the waiter from the noodle shop came looking for me, Brother Gu said he was here to deliver something. So, is the shopkeeper here to deliver something too?"

Gu Yunyi's face was as black as it could possibly be. He had wanted to speak earlier, but Xu Qingmeng had stopped him.

Seeing that Sun Jingyi was still not quiet and was saying these ambiguous things, Zhou Shen became increasingly displeased, and his face darkened even more.

Gu Yunyi slammed his hand on the table with a soft thud, but it still drew everyone's attention.

Gu Yunyi's gloomy gaze fell on Jiang Mingyu, but his words were meant for Sun Jingyi: "My wife is skilled in cooking. Not long after we arrived in the prefectural city, we agreed to cooperate with the noodle shop. We would supply the noodle shop with chili oil, and the noodle shop's waiters would come to our house to pick up the goods. The shopkeeper would come to discuss with them whether it is reasonable to provide more chili oil?"

Jiang Mingyu looked embarrassed, seeing Gu Yunyi's serious expression, and said, "Of course, it's only natural."

Gu Yunyi nodded, his expression calm: "Even so, I hope that Young Master Jiang will teach your wife properly in the future what it means to be careful with her words and actions, so as not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Of course, of course." Jiang Mingyu's expression faltered, and he quickly stood up, bowing to Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi, saying, "I'm so sorry, my wife wasn't careful with her words. I'll go back and..."

"What are you doing? What did I say? Why are you apologizing for no reason? Young Master Gu, I only said a few casual words about what I saw. How could I have slandered your sister-in-law? You're just bullying me..."

In front of so many people, her husband was bowing down to apologize to someone. How could the proud Sun Jingyi accept this? She immediately started shouting.

Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to this side, Jiang Mingyu was even more at a loss.

He quickly covered Sun Jingyi's mouth, gave everyone an apologetic smile, and said, "My wife has lost her composure. I'll take her to see a doctor right away. I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, he grabbed the person and walked outside.

The remaining people remained silent for a moment.

Hui Niang snorted coldly: "What bad luck! We were just having a nice meal, and it's turned into this."

"When we were choosing a house, I knew she was going to be a troublemaker, but I never imagined she was this wicked. Brother Jiang is really unlucky to have married..."

Zhou Yuanjia then shook his head, deciding not to make any more fuss or act like a gossipy old woman, and turned to look at Xu Qingmeng: "Sister-in-law, are you alright?"

Rumors are the most deadly thing, especially in this era when a woman's reputation is of utmost importance. Who wouldn't be furious to be caught up in such a thing!

As soon as Zhou Yuanjia finished speaking, the others also looked at Xu Qingmeng.

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"What could possibly be wrong with me? This broth, made with pork bones, is really good. You should try it too."

Xu Qingmeng said with a smile, then held the bowl and ate the noodles in small bites, not forgetting to drink a sip of soup, her expression showing great enjoyment.

Looking at her appearance, everyone figured she was really alright.

Seeing that she was really alright, everyone was relieved and continued eating.

On the way back, Gu Yunyi held Xu Qingmeng's hand and walked at the very back, while the others were quite sensible and walked in front of them, keeping a certain distance.

Gu Yunyi held her hand, his fingertips kneading it incessantly, but she didn't speak and seemed lost in thought, so he asked softly, "Are you feeling uneasy?"

Xu Qingmeng finally came to her senses and shook her head: "How could that be? What's that? Compared to your initial indifference towards me, that's nothing." Gu Yunyi coughed twice and said plaintively, "My wife~"

"Alright, alright, I was wrong," Xu Qingmeng said with a smile.

"So what were you thinking about just now?"

"I'm thinking that when I get back, I can add a new dish to the restaurant."

"what?"

"Similar to the meat-filled flatbread we just ate, I call it a roujiamo (meat sandwich). I'll make it for you when we get back."

"Okay, I'll like anything my wife makes."

"When you go home, you can buy a few and bring them to Mom to try. You've already eaten four or five, so you must really like them. Mom will definitely like them too."

"Missing your mother?" Gu Yunyi asked gently, stroking her hair.

"Ah."

Xu Qingmeng nodded. To be honest, since she came to this world, she has spent far more time with the He family than with Gu Yunyi.

He Shi treated her like her own daughter, and now that they've been separated for so long, she really misses He Shi.

She also misses Yun Sheng, Yun Mo, Xin Ting, and Xun Ge'er very much.

"The results should be released in a few days. After we see the results, we'll go back." Perhaps influenced by Xu Qingmeng, Gu Yunyi also felt a bit eager to go home.

"Mmm." Xu Qingmeng nodded.

Gu Yunyi was right; the results of the academy examination were released a few days later.

On the day the results were announced, Xu Qingmeng and the others in her courtyard got up early, ate breakfast, and went to the street early.

Xu Qingmeng originally thought they were early, but to her surprise, when they arrived, although the notice had not yet been posted, there were already quite a few people standing under it.

Xu Qingmeng glanced around and saw that some of them were students and their families who were taking the exam, just like her, but others were probably just there to join in the fun.

Gu Yunyi's group included pregnant women and children, so they didn't squeeze to the front like the others.

Seeing that it was still early, the group went over to a tea stall not far away and ordered a pot of tea.

The shopkeeper smiled and poured a cup of tea for everyone, saying with a smile, "You gentlemen are also candidates for this year's academy examination, why don't you go up and take a look?"

“The notice hasn’t been posted yet. If we go up now, we won’t see anything. We might as well sit and wait,” Zhou Yuanjia said.

"That's true. Judging from the usual time, it should take at least another half an hour," the shopkeeper said with a smile.

Half an hour is indeed a bit early.

However, the group chatted and laughed, occasionally listening to the gossip around them, so they didn't feel that time had passed too long.

(End of this chapter)